# ISO 8478:1996 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 8478:1996, item title is Photography — Camera lenses — Measurement of ISO spectral transmittance; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 8478:2017; withdrawn / published date is 1996-11-28, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 8478:1996 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Photography — Camera lenses — Measurement of ISO spectral transmittance _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 8478:2017
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1996-11-28 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 15685,IS,,ISO 8478:1996,Photography — Camera lenses — Measurement of ISO spectral transmittance,Photographie — Objectifs photographiques — Mesurage du facteur spectral de transmission ISO,1996-11-28,1,['37.040.10'],ISO/TC 172/SC 1,9599,,[72599],['en'],7,<p>Gives a method for measuring the spectral transmittance of camera lenses. Describes particular conditions for measuring the axial spectral transmittance over a wavelength range from 350 nm to 700 nm of camera lenses which are to be used mainly for taking pictures of very distant objects.</p>

## Source

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Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
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